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Record #3930
Name :
: James HENDRY (1882 - 1896)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1882 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 Aug 1896   Notes : Suicide by Drowning
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, West Zorra
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Mar 1891
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hibernian

Placement Family
: Prouse
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1891, James Hendrie, 9, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 133 children en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

In 1891, James Hendry, 9, is shown as an orphan residing at the Orphange (Fairknowe) in Elizabethtown, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, under the supervision of James Burgess. (1891 Census of Canada; Province: Ontario; District no.: 50; District: Brockville; Subsdistrict: Elizabethtown; Archive: T-6327.)

On August 13, 1896, James Hendry, 18, labourer, died in West Zorra, Ontario, Canada. The cause of his death was ruled by drowning.

On August 15, 1896, The Winnipeg Free Press reported his death:

A BARNARDO BOY SUICIDES

Woodstock, Aug. 14 -- James Bendry [sic], a Barnardo [sic] boy, aged 18, employed on Mrs. Thomas Prouse's farm in West Zorra, committed suicide last night. He first cut his throat with a razor, and then threw himself into a dam on the farm, and was drowned. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-27 17:37:41 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-24 18:32:22 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3930 HENDRY, James1882SCT,     Mar 1891 : Hibernian CAN Quarriers  
12680 HENDRY, Thomas1881ENG,    , Southampton Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
26158 HENDRY, William1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos